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Freesia #1
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戦時下の日本で生まれた「敵討ち法」に基づき、敵討ち執行代理人となった叶ヒロシ。己を”弱者”と自覚することで、危険を察知する能力を身に付けた青年が、いま犯罪被害者に代わって”復讐”を果たす！
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 30, 2003
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About the author
Jiro Matsumoto
43 books36 followersJiro Matsumoto (Japanese name: 松本次郎) is a Japanese manga artist most known for his work on Freesia. Much of his manga is explicit in nature, frequently containing copious amounts of sex and violence. His debut work, story called "Little Feet", was a quasi-winner in '92's Tetsuya Chiba Prize.
He has a transgender sister, who's also a mangaka, Matsumoto Taro.
He has a transgender sister, who's also a mangaka, Matsumoto Taro.
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May 18, 2022
Freesia's first volume has a very stoic, edgy ("mature" is too much a credit of a word) and try-hard hallucinatory feel. Art adds to the tone well sometimes — sketchy. Not sure if I'll continue.
July 18, 2017
This is a review for the entire series.
Freesia is a dark manga set in a war ridden world where you can legally take revenge by use of a revenge proxy known usually as an enforcer. The rules of the game are simple: the victim of the enforcement will get a weapon and a bodyguard. This body guard is either hired by them or assigned by the government. The latter are prone to making deals with enforcers; subsequently, damaging the victims chances of escape. The protagonist is one of these enforcers, Hiroshi Kano. He's mentally unstable and knows it. He chooses to try and fix the problem, and isn't treated poorly by the mangaka if you're wondering. Kano, is probably the best reason to read this. The other characters aren't all that interesting. Mazaki Mizoguchi is a lunatic without reason and Ichiro Yamada is a doing everything by the rules archetype.
The second best reason to read this manga is the fact that the Jiro Matsumoto gives a lot of story elements to the actual victims of the enforcement; therefore causing the reader to care about what's happening throughout. I believe that this and scenes with Kano are the best parts, usually.
Throughout the manga you will also see scenes of rape, gore, and abuse among a number of other things. This coupled alongside the mangaka's art style creates a dark atmosphere. Things that you think happen might not have happened too. Example:
All in all I enjoyed it, and would recommend it if you're looking for something dark that brings out the "I hate humanity" inside of you. I would give it a 4.5/5 maybe 4.2.
Freesia is a dark manga set in a war ridden world where you can legally take revenge by use of a revenge proxy known usually as an enforcer. The rules of the game are simple: the victim of the enforcement will get a weapon and a bodyguard. This body guard is either hired by them or assigned by the government. The latter are prone to making deals with enforcers; subsequently, damaging the victims chances of escape. The protagonist is one of these enforcers, Hiroshi Kano. He's mentally unstable and knows it. He chooses to try and fix the problem, and isn't treated poorly by the mangaka if you're wondering. Kano, is probably the best reason to read this. The other characters aren't all that interesting. Mazaki Mizoguchi is a lunatic without reason and Ichiro Yamada is a doing everything by the rules archetype.
The second best reason to read this manga is the fact that the Jiro Matsumoto gives a lot of story elements to the actual victims of the enforcement; therefore causing the reader to care about what's happening throughout. I believe that this and scenes with Kano are the best parts, usually.
Throughout the manga you will also see scenes of rape, gore, and abuse among a number of other things. This coupled alongside the mangaka's art style creates a dark atmosphere. Things that you think happen might not have happened too. Example:
All in all I enjoyed it, and would recommend it if you're looking for something dark that brings out the "I hate humanity" inside of you. I would give it a 4.5/5 maybe 4.2.
December 15, 2015
In alternate history Japan is engaged in protracted war and massive economic recession. Due to massive military spending, many prisons are shut and a Vengeance Act is created instead to allow those who have been hurt by convicted criminals to get revenge. Various Vengeance Proxy Enforcer firms are created to supply the massive demand for these.
Trigger warning: violence, gore, rape.
The mc is Hiroshi Kano,a mentally unstable ex-soldier who suffers from memory loss and who might have supernatural abilities. He gets a job as a Vengeance Proxy.
My main complain is that women are portrayed as sex objects or useless bimbos (or both) but it's not worse or better compared with other seinen.
Trigger warning: violence, gore, rape.
The mc is Hiroshi Kano,a mentally unstable ex-soldier who suffers from memory loss and who might have supernatural abilities. He gets a job as a Vengeance Proxy.
My main complain is that women are portrayed as sex objects or useless bimbos (or both) but it's not worse or better compared with other seinen.
March 5, 2010
A thriller that gets crime noir right. Animation is solid. Nerd fantasy kept to a minimum.
March 30, 2012
Strange in a compelling way. It'd be easy to over-analyze the material, but I doubt it's actually that psychological.
December 21, 2022
Wow this was certainly a wild ride! I was looking for something similar to Hideo Yamamoto's Homunculus and somehow stumbled upon this gem. It extremely gritty, dark and violent. There are no clear good guys, there is no political agenda that wants to teach you something like you are a kid. There are only grey areas and this is exactly what makes it so entertaining. You simply do not know what's going to happen next.
December 11, 2024
Super cool lil series. Feel like it's got some complex themes, but whatever they are they are all dark af. I just enjoyed all the edgelord bait. And the cover arts are peak.
I am slowly learning to accept I will never be a spooky skeleton in a suit wearing night vision goggles, reloading a engraved revolver. Slowly.
I am slowly learning to accept I will never be a spooky skeleton in a suit wearing night vision goggles, reloading a engraved revolver. Slowly.
February 22, 2024
Wow... Une histoire et un univers vraiment très intéressant . Hâte de lire ses autres œuvres.
August 2, 2025
Nothing yet in the first volume, what is this even abt.
The whole book was just sEx and his madness.
The whole book was just sEx and his madness.
September 7, 2025
No sé como explicarlo pero siento que esta historia quedaria mejor siendo una pelicula de 3 horas
February 5, 2015
Manga untuk usia 21 +
Konten dewasa dan kekerasan banyak terpampang dalam serial ini.
Berkisah tentang Jepang yang mengalami distopia. Perang yang tidak kunjung usai membuat sumber daya penegak hukum minim, sehingga ada undang-undang yang mengesahkan balas dendam. Tokoh utama dalam manga ini adalah Kano. Secara fisik tampilan Kano yang "nerd" tidak mencerminkan pekerjaannya sebagai proxy vengeance (perwakilan balas dendam). Masyarakat yang sakit menghasilkan individu yang "sakit" pula. Sudah tak jelas ujung pangkalnya.
Ingin tahu rasanya masuk ke dalam pikiran yang "sakit"? Bacalah manga ini.
Konten dewasa dan kekerasan banyak terpampang dalam serial ini.
Berkisah tentang Jepang yang mengalami distopia. Perang yang tidak kunjung usai membuat sumber daya penegak hukum minim, sehingga ada undang-undang yang mengesahkan balas dendam. Tokoh utama dalam manga ini adalah Kano. Secara fisik tampilan Kano yang "nerd" tidak mencerminkan pekerjaannya sebagai proxy vengeance (perwakilan balas dendam). Masyarakat yang sakit menghasilkan individu yang "sakit" pula. Sudah tak jelas ujung pangkalnya.
Ingin tahu rasanya masuk ke dalam pikiran yang "sakit"? Bacalah manga ini.
August 4, 2014
Another rating: 7/10
Some parts were good and I really liked characters.
Some parts were good and I really liked characters.
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